succumb
verb (formal)- [intransitive]
to not be able to fight an attack, a temptation, etc. 屈服；屈从；抵挡不住（攻击、疾病、诱惑等） The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。 They were all offered bribes and some of them succumbed. 他们都被行贿，其中一些人屈服了。 - succumb to something
He finally succumbed to Lucy's charms and agreed to her request. 他最终为露西的魅力所倾倒，答应了她的请求。 She succumbed to the temptation of another drink. 她屈服于再喝一杯的诱惑。 people who succumb easily to exploitation 容易被利用的人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- quickly
- rapidly
- …
- be likely to
- to
- [intransitive] succumb (to something)
to die from the effect of a disease or an injury 屈服： 死于疾病或伤害
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘bring low, overwhelm’): from Old French succomber or Latin succumbere, from sub- ‘under’ + a verb related to cubare ‘to lie’.